When I woke up, a flower garden spread out before me, a magnificent garden of the White Lily Corps. Since it was a southern country, it was quite stuffy sleeping four people in one bed.
To my surprise, Richarda was also using a bed in the room. Of course, she wasn’t next to me; Sophia was sleeping beside me.
I’m happy that I was able to become good friends with Sophia. This should reduce the obstacles to her joining the White Lily Corps a bit.
“Cap-Captain! Enemies are coming!”
The only ones who call me Captain are the mercenaries who followed me from Anaheim. However, it’s not good to burst through the door like that. Christine is here, you know.
As expected, the mercenary instantly had a heart attack and collapsed. I quickly approached and performed Godspeed heart massage, and with Sophia’s healing magic, he managed to save his life. Well, I guess it can’t be helped when you’ve seen something like that.
“Everyone, wake up! Fully armed, gather at the independent skirmish unit’s location, north of the North Gate. Priscilla, I’m leaving the skirmish unit command to you. Richauda, go to Orietta. Sophia, hurry up!”
“Why do I have to take command?!”
Priscilla, the vice-captain of the White Lily Corps, looked very alluring as she lay there naked, still groggy and without a shred of tension, saying that.
I suppressed the urge to tie her up and thrust into her right then and there, driven by desire. We are mercenaries, and monsters are approaching.
“Didn’t you hear? Priscilla is in command. Sophia and I will flank them.”
“So… what do we do?”
Christine and Alana were already out of bed and getting dressed, but I wonder if this one is even prepared for war. As I lay face down, my eyes fixated on Priscilla’s hips.
Ah, I felt compelled to thrust into them without caring about the eyes of those around me. Such beautiful hips. Such…
“Sophia will snipe the enemy mages from the flank. Didn’t you hear? I’m going to provide support, so until then, Priscilla will be in command.”
“I’m going on a date with the Captain. Ufufu.”
“…Ahh! What did you just say!”
Are you asking me to repeat what I just explained? Or are you distracted by Sophia’s talk of a date? Listen to what people are saying, or I’ll poke your butt! … I’ll refrain, though; it would definitely make my hands smell!
“Priscilla, please be serious. Get up quickly. Shall I help you get dressed? You’re in command, I’ve entrusted it to you. Sophia, please go to the West Gate first. Two horses are waiting, so please wait until I get there. Richauda, come with me and Orietta. I’ll get a Halberd from Orietta and head to the West Gate.”
“Nobody said ‘I’ll do it’.”
Is this guy still trying to prolong this? Enemies are coming; this is not the time to be sleeping. Wake up and fight, wash your face, brush your teeth.
“Richauda, are you ready? I’m going ahead. Christine, I’m leaving Priscilla to you.”
I took Richauda with me to Orietta’s location. I need to borrow the Halberd we promised.
On the way to the battery, when I spoke to Richauda, she only replied with “Yes.” It’s cute how nervous she is for her first real battle. Well, even if something happens, she’ll be fine as long as she doesn’t leave Orietta’s side.
Orietta was sleeping sprawled out on top of the battery, wearing a black Gothic Lolita dress. You can get used to this sort of thing. Don’t imitate the weird parts; imitate people’s strengths.
“Orietta, the enemies are coming. How long are you going to sleep?!”
When Orietta noticed me, she turned her back and rolled over, pretending to be asleep. … Did I do something to make her angry?
“Orietta, what’s wrong? An enemy attack.”
I left Richauda waiting at the edge of the battery and approached her. I’ve arranged for food to be sent, so I have no idea…
“Orietta, an enemy attack.”
As I peered at Orietta, she buried herself again, avoiding my gaze. … I really have no idea.
“Yesterday… we all had fun yesterday~. Ori-chan wanted to join too~.”
That’s it! But how did she find out? It’s a long distance from here to the inn, so she shouldn’t have been able to see. Since she knows, I have no choice but to somehow appease her and get her back in a good mood. The Railgun is a valuable asset.
“Orietta, I’m sorry. There’s a reason for that. When enemies come, you fire the Railgun, right? It’s an extremely powerful weapon that can devastate the enemy’s main forces. If that happens, you can earn points endlessly. You can even defeat Sand Dragons and Giants by yourself. What if you defeat them all? They’ll say, ‘I’m hoarding all the points!’ And then you can retort, ‘You were having fun last night, weren’t you?'”
Well, after about ten minutes of explaining something like that, I gave her a peck on the cheek. Orietta sat up, hugged me, and said menacingly with a smile, “I’ll kill them all~.”
Speaking of scary, how should I handle Rufina? Knowing her, she’s definitely watching with her familiars. If I go to Rufina now, who has no intention of negotiating, and get hit with poison or paralysis, the plan will be ruined.
After having Orietta bring out Priscilla’s spare Halberd, I told her, “Please take care of Richauda,” and headed for the West Gate where Sophia was waiting.
The plan is to exit the West Gate, find the Lich who will likely be providing magical defense from the enemy’s flank with Sophia, and snipe. Magical defense acts like a shield. It can protect the front, but flanks and the rear require separate magic.
I will take advantage of the openings in the attack from Orietta’s Railgun from the front, Rufina’s Undead Sand Dragon, and the Golems and ballistae firing from within the city, and snipe as quietly as possible. After that, it’s a matter of improvisation.
When I arrived at the West Gate, only the Fourth Army soldiers guarding the East and West Gates were there, and horses were prepared, but Sophia, the key person, was nowhere to be seen. Could she be having trouble getting dressed? I should have helped.
After waiting for another ten minutes, Sophia finally appeared. She looked her usual self, so what was she doing? At such a busy time.
“I’m late~.”
Her cheerful smile was dazzling. How nice it would be if this were a date, as Sophia had said.
“We can go now, right? The enemies are already…”
An incredibly spectacular barrage of artillery fire. The impact, as if something had exploded, reached even this West Gate.
“Is that Orietta?! Sophia, let’s hurry!”
We exited the West Gate and spurred our horses toward the sniping point. Sophia isn’t great at riding fast, but she managed to keep up.
Before reaching the point, I wondered about the enemy’s scale. As I crossed the ridge and saw their numbers, I was stunned.
There were at least three Sand Dragons, fifteen Giants, and I couldn’t count the Trolls, but there were five thousand Orcs and Goblins alone.
“This is bad.”
“Yes. If it continues like this, it seems like Orietta will get all the points.”
It’s not “bad” in that way. Our total troop strength, including the Fourth Army, is about eight hundred. Add about fifty citizens willing to fight.
Each Orc requires five Knights, so conservatively estimating, it’s 25,000 against 850. Add Sand Dragons and Giants to that, and the numbers become desperate.
However, the Railgun, coated with orichalcum and costing five hundred gold per shot, can pierce even a Sand Dragon.
I’ve told Orietta to “take down the biggest ones as much as possible,” and right now, another Giant’s head was blown off and it fell.
“She killed it, that Orietta.”
Sophia’s face is scary. She’s smiling, but not really. This might turn into Orietta’s solo victory.
“Let’s hurry.”
Sophia and I dashed to the sniping point, staying out of sight from the ridge.
